2025

Culture & Literature, Interviews, Opinions 7. July 2025

The Significance of Education for Today’s Global Security, an Online Talk with Madame Helga Zepp-LaRouche

On July 3, 2025, SINOPRESS held an online dialogue with Ms Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Founder and chairwoman of Schiller Institute in Germany, concentrating on the topic of “The Significance of Education for Today’s Global Security”. As a decade-long activist for historical investigation, world economic modules and dialogue of cultures, Ms Helga Zepp-LaRouche has, not without controversy, been devoting herself to the intercultural talks with people from different regions holding different mentalities. Open-minded, she is by all means a person of courage.  The talk with her will focus on education as the most sustainable policy to secure the global peace, in contrast…

Opinions 6. July 2025

Who Decides on the Next Dalai Lama? 

The succession of religious leaders varies greatly across major world religions. In the Catholic Church, for example, a new Pope is elected through a conclave of cardinals, emphasizing the legitimacy and continuity of the institution. In Buddhism, Islam, and other traditions, successors may be selected by senior monks, chosen from family lineages, or designated by previous leaders. Among these, Tibetan Buddhism’s reincarnation system is unique: after a high lama passes away, believers seek his reincarnation in a young child, who is identified through spiritual signs, tests, and ritual recognition. This process has shaped the religious and political landscape of Tibet…

Chinese Community in Vienna, Culture & Literature, Technology 24. June 2025

YUFENG DESIGN, A New Return of Chinese Porcelain Art to Europe

Porcelain has been beloved in Europe for long. At the time when Johann Friedrich Böttger, the alchemist hired by Augustus II the Strong, finally discovered the recipe with a mixture of quartz, feldspar and kaolin from Meissen in 1709, hard-paste porcelain was exclusively made in China and was almost more precious than gold in Europe.  Fired at high temperatures of over 1300 Celsius, kaolin clay can produce very hard white porcelain, called “white gold” by the Europeans. The manufacturing process has been known to the Chinese for more than 1,500 years, presumably since the Han Dynasty around the year 206….

Chinese Community in Vienna, Culture & Literature, Interviews 18. June 2025

“Great Beauty of Funing” 2025 –Yu Guangming Watercolor Studio Started its Europe Tour in Vienna

“Funing, my hometown, is a place of beauty. Landscaped with mountains, sea, and the Great Wall, it is my big artistic inspiration”, said Mr. YU Guangming, an established watercolor painter from China. “The magnificent Jieling Xiongguan Pass, the vast Tianma Lake, the rich-in-history sites of Tianma,Tuer and Zijin Mountain, the blossom- filled Ninghai Avenue, and the Nandaihe Beach – every inch of Funing offers inexhaustible source for my creativity”, he continued. On 15 June 2025, the opening ceremony of “Great Beauty of Funing” 2025 featuring works from Yu Guangming Watercolor Studio was held in Vienna, highly successful und fruitful. The…

Opinions 13. June 2025

Mental Health and Gun Law, A Brief Reflection on the Graz Shooting Case

The vicious school shooting in BORG Gymnasium in Graz on 10 June 2025 which claimed 11 lives, has undoubtedly cast a suffocating shadow over Austria’s peaceful, tranquil, and safe image. When the headlines of the world’s media point to the territory of this small, politically neutral country, not because of its music and art, or landscape and hidden champions, but terrorist incidents, how big is the challenge it is facing? One can discuss about the campus culture in the Austrian secondary schools, where the relationship between the pupils as well as that of between pupils and teachers has always been…

Chinese Community in Vienna, Culture & Literature 26. May 2025

The Splendor of ACMA Concert, an Ode to Peace

On 24. May, the Borromäus Music Hall in Vienna welcomed a high-levelled concert, witnessing a sincere and cheerful ode to peace.  Organized by the Austrian Chinese Musicians’ Association (ACMA) and the Austrian Association for the Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China, the concert took “peace” as the main theme, and arranged a beautiful repertoires that integrated Chinese characteristics with Western classics. The acclaimed musicians included no less names as Benjamin Beck, principal viola player of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Mira Alkhovik, soprano of the Vienna Volksoper, and Andrei Maksimov, young baritone of the Vienna State Opera. They have all joined ACMA…

Culture & Literature, Interviews, Opinions 17. May 2025

UPF Conference on “Family-Orientated Policies for Sustainable Development” Successfully Held in Vienna

In 1993, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to celebrate May 15th as “International Day of Families” worldwide. To mark the occasion, the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) Austria, together with the Family Federation for World Peace, the Austrian Women’s Federation, and the Iranian Wisdom House Vienna, organized a conference on May 17th addressing the topic of “Family-Orientated Policies for Sustainable Development”. The conference, held at the venue of Seidengasse 28 in Vienna and moderated by MC Marinela Stefanc, saw an international crowd as well as renowned speakers who presented and discussed the importance of the concept of family…

Chinese Community in Vienna, Culture & Literature 24. March 2025

2025 Chinese Opera Festival in Europe: Traditional Aesthetics of Chinese Opera through the Form of Costumes and Its Innovative Game with the Magic of LEGO

On 19. March, the third information event of “2025 Chinese Opera Festival in Europe” was held in the MuTh Konzertsaal in Vienna. After its grand opening in the University of Vienna as well as the euphemistic follow-up event in the UNO City Vienna, the Festival completed another happy event showcasing the fascinating beauty of the Chinese Opera tradition.  Highlighting the professional lecture of “Aesthetics and Form of Traditional Chinese Opera Costumes” held by Prof. GONG Yuan from Chinese Opera Academy and the interactive game of “Legendary Chinese opera in the world of Lego” led by Dr. Brigitta SCHWARZER, MBA, the event…

Chinese Community in Vienna, Culture & Literature, Opinions 20. March 2025

SHANGHAI RESTAURANT in Vienna: The Art of Exquisite Cuisine with Matching Wine

Tim’s SHANGHAI RESTAURANT, located at the heart of Vienna, has been an established institution for high-end dining and wining since years. The classic interior decoration with the defining red tone reflects a good-old-time Shanghai flair. Boasting of an ambience of both elegance and coziness, this “Herzstück” in the city center is regularly frequented and cheered by its customers. The exquisite Chinese food with a touch of nouvelle cuisine and fusion offers a perfect combination of optical charm and palate joy.  But Tim is not just a restaurant owner. He is a wine expert, too. To challenge the pairing of Chinese…

Culture & Literature 14. March 2025

Welcome to the Golden July Music Festival Vienna 2025

The Golden July Music Festival Vienna, starting in 2019, has become one of the largest music festivals in Vienna, combining concerts and summer academies. The Festival continues the tradition of German and Austrian music while promoting the dissemination of early music, modern music, jazz and folk music, thus enhancing Vienna’s unique image as the world’s music capital. New stars are shaped here every day as shiny as gold on the way to the success at the international stage.  This summer, the Golden July Music Festival Vienna will be arranging, together with Articulus Opera, a concert belonging to the opening program…